rather
IPA: rˈæðɝ
noun
- A surname.
verb
- (nonstandard or dialectal) To prefer; to prefer to.
adjective
- (obsolete) Prior; earlier; former.
adverb
- Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)
- (conjunctive) Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.
- (conjunctive) Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)
- (degree) Somewhat, fairly.
- (obsolete) More quickly.
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Examples of "rather" in Sentences
- Some of them are rather abstruse.
- Some of the quotes in that section seem rather phony.
- Some of the rationales were on rather flimsy grounds.
- Some edits may be incompetence rather than mendacity.
- Some of the goodies benefit regions rather than industries.
- They are known to have a hankering for some rather odd foods.
- Also to your point, some of the language sounds rather stodgy.
- All this seems rather unexceptionable to me, with some qualifications.
- But the price is quite high at the moment and the market rather volatile.
- The bulldog section is quite inadequate and rather botched at the moment.